Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Teacher Center: Tier I Comprehension Strategy Visualize Lesson

Welcome to our new Series: Teacher Center!
In these videos we use metacognition at its best! 

We provide 5 things for you in our new Teacher Center videos:
1) Watch good teaching
2) Discuss what is being done/seen
3) Hear about the choices made when the lesson was planned
4) Hear about the choices made during the teaching
5) Discuss what ideas could be improved upon in the future or in different circumstances.

What a great way to learn from each other!  We hope you will share in our learning and be metacognitive with us about teaching!

In today's "Teacher Center" video, we will be watching Whitney teach a TIER I comprehension lesson using the strategy visualize. Enjoy!

Thank you Whitney for letting us into your classroom.
We are blessed to see you teach!


Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Progress Monitoring: What it is and Why we use it in our classrooms

In this video we will help you know what progress monitoring is and why we do it.  Knowing this may help you understand why you should fit it into your weekly schedule as an important part of your data gathering routine.



Tuesday, January 14, 2020

How to Save Time Planning Reading Instruction

Teachers never have enough time!  One of our biggest goals is for you to get more time out of your day. We have a great tool here to help you use your Reading Program and save time when you plan your instruction for all the reading components!
Enjoy the video!


Tuesday, January 7, 2020

What is Explicit Teaching and Practice within the Gradual Release Model

This is one of the biggest teaching tips we can give any teacher about improving student learning and, when done well, it will save you time!  Once you understand what explicit teaching is and how the Gradual Release Model can work for you, you will be hooked! It truly is the best way to teach all the components of literacy!
Enjoy the video!